Edmonton’s Holocaust education symposium to be held in person this year
by Tammy Vineberg (AJNews) – Holocaust education has always been a core focus of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and, historically, the annual Dianne and Irving…
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Self-Discovery through storytelling: A CJA Grade 2 autobiography project
By Lesley Machon (AJNews) – “Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution—more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang…
Israel says ‘crisis’ with Poland is over as the countries agree to resume student trips to Holocaust sites
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After a warm meeting with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declared that the years-long “crisis”…
CJA Grade 2 class celebrates Hagigat Ha Torah
(AJNews) – On February 13, 2023, the CJA grade 2 class held their annual Hagigat Ha’Torah-Torah Celebration, in which students received their very own Tanakh…
Leah Horlick becomes U of C’s first Jewish Writer-in-Residence
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – In what may be a first in its 30-year history, the University of Calgary Distinguished Writers Program has appointed a…